安徽省芜湖市江南实验中学2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷(无答案 无听力音频和听力原文)

2023—2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试卷
(试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟)
注意事项：
1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What is the woman going to do this evening
A. Cook dinner. B. Eat out. C. Go to the park.
2. What is Nick doing now
A Doing the washing. B. Playing football. C. Watching TV.
3. Why does the woman feel upset
A. She has no money to buy a car.
B. Tom didn’t lend his car to her.
C. She quarreled with Tom.
4. Where does the conversation take place
A. In a hotel. B. In a club. C. In a store.
5. When will the conference call start
A. At 2:30 pm. B. At 4:30 pm. C. At 5:00 pm.
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Manager and worker. B. Husband and wife.
C. Neighbors.
7. What does the man have to do now
A. Talk with the woman. B. Meet Mr. Brown at the airport.
C. Wait for two more hours.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Why does the man say sorry to the woman
A. He had her wait for a while.
B. He wasted some of her paper.
C. He can’t mail packages for her.
9. What does the woman need the form for
A. Moving out of the dormitory.
B. Canceling the campus mailbox.
C. Applying for the mailbox service.
听第8段材料， 回答第10至 12题。
10. How long will it take the speakers to go to the club by car
A. About an hour. B. About half an hour. C. About 10 minutes.
11. What is the woman going to do in the Students’ Club
A. Have a swim. B. Play basketball. C. Do some running.
12. Where will the speakers meet
A. At the school gate. B. At the man’s home. C. At the club.
听第9段材料，回答第13至 16题。
13. What does Lydia like to do in her spa re time
A. Go camping. B. Stay with her family.
C. See foreign films.
14. What do we learn about David
A. He hates camping.
B. He likes outdoor activities.
C. He lives near the Boundary Waters.
15. How does David find photography
A. Boring. B. Difficult. C. Interesting.
16. What are the speakers going to do this weekend
A. Visit the art gallery. B. Take a photography class.
C. Hold a photography exhibit.
听第10段材料，回答第17至 20题。
17 What is the talk mainly about
A. TV programs.
B. Sports competitions.
C. Entertainment activities.
18. What time is it now
A.8:20 am. B.8:40 am. C.9:00 am.
19. How is the weather today
A. Cloudy. B. Rainy. C. Sunny.
20. What do we know about the movie
A. It is free of charge.
B. It will start at 9:00 pm.
C. It will be showed in the Ship’s Gym.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Charles Darwin
Personal information: Date of birth: 12 February 1809 Date of death: 19 April 1882 Nationality: English Education: Edinburgh University, Cambridge University
Achievements: He put forward the theory of evolution by natural selection and published On the Origin of Species in 1859.
Influence: His theory of evolution by natural selection has greatly influenced the development of biology.
Interesting fact: Darwin was such a scientific man that before he made up his mind to get married, he made a careful list of the advantages and disadvantages of marriage.
21. Where was Charles Darwin from
A. Germany. B. Britain. C. America. D. France.
22. When was Charles Darwin born
A. In Feb. 1809. B. In April 1809. C. In April 1882. D. In Feb. 1882.
23. What did Charles Darwin come up with
A. The Origin of Species. B. The advantages of marriage.
C. The development of biology. D. The theory of evolution by natural selection.
B
Born in 1980, even as a young girl, Diana Trujillo was certain of her enthusiasm for science. But she doubted how far she’d be able to go in a male controlled field. Fate (命运) stepped in when her dad, th nk ng having a second language might expand his daughter’s horizons, sent her to live with an aunt in Miami.
With just $300 to her name, Trujillo took a series of housekeeping jobs to put herself through Miami Dad c College. In addition to learning English, she studied acrospace (航空航天) engineering, where it was rare to see a woman. Sometimes she had to take six buses just to get to class. Other days she was cleaning bathrooms to help pay her way through her studies. But she didn’t complain
“I saw everything coming my way as an opportunity,” Trujillo told CBS News. “I didn’t see it as: ‘I can’t believe I’m doing this job at night, or I can’t believe that I’m cleaning a bathroom right now.’ It was just more like, ‘I’m glad that I have a job and that I can buy food and have a house to sleep in…’”
Then came another life-changing moment for Trujillo. One of her professors mentioned be knew ab astronaut, Realizing she was "just one person away from knowing an astronaut" was all it took to encourage Trujillo to achieve her career goals.
Trujillo continued with her studies. Becoming the first Hispanic woman to be admitted to the NASA Academy, she did so well that she was one of the only two students to receive a job offer from the famous institution. Since then, Trujillo has worn many bats at America’s space agency, Including the Mission Lead for the Curiosity rover in 2014.
Trujillo’s own story has proved that just beyond that barrier lies an entire universe of opportunities waiting for anyone willing to work hard enough to reach for the stars.
24. What helped Trujillo make the first step of her career
A. Her learning a third language. B. Her aunt’s connections in Miami.
C. Her curiosity about the outside world. D. Her father’s decision to send her to Miami.
25. How did Trujillo put herself through college
A. She did part-time jobs. B Her aunt lent her money.
C. Her father paid for her study. D. She received aid from her college.
26. What’s Trujillo’s attitude towards her life according to Paragraph 3
A. Regretful. B. Positive. C. Worried. D. Uninterested.
27. What can we learn from Trujillo’s story
A. It’s important to discover one’s talents early.
B. Everyone can realize their dream with tireless efforts.
C. Poor children can achieve more with strong wills.
D. It’s difficult for women to enter the field of space.
C
What comes into your mind when you think of British food Probably fish and chips, or a Sunday dinner of meat and two vegetables. But is British food really so uninteresting Even though Britain has a reputation for less-than-impressive cuisine, it is producing more top class chefs who appear frequently on our television screens and whose recipe books frequently top the best seller lists.
It’s thanks to these TV chefs rather than any advertising campaign that Britons are turning away from meat-and-two-veg and ready-made meals and becoming more adventurous in their cooking habits. It is recently reported that the number of those sticking to a traditional diet is slowly declining and around half of Britain’s consumers would like to change or improve their cooking in some way. There has been a rise in the number of students applying for food courses at UK universities and colleges. It seems that TV programmes have helped change what people think about cooking.
According to a new study from market analysts, 1 in 5 Britons say that watching cookery programmes on TV has encouraged them to try different food. Almost one third say they now use a wider variety of ingredients (配料) than they used to, and just under 1 m 4 say they now buy better quality ingredients than before. One in four adults say that TV chefs have made them much more confident about expanding their cookery knowledge and skills, and young people are also getting more interested in cooking. The UK’s obsession (痴迷) with food is reflected through television scheduling. Cookery shows and documentaries about food are broadcast more often than before. With an increasing number of male chefs on TV, it’s no longer “uncool” for boys to like cooking.
28. What do people usually think of British food
A. It is simple and plain. B. It is rich in nutrition.
C. It lacks authentic tastes. D. It deserves a high reputation.
29. Which best describes cookery programme on British TV
A. Authoritative. B. Creative. C. Profitable. D. Influential.
30. Which is the percentage of the people using more diverse ingredients now
A. 20%. B. 24%. C. 25%. D. 33%.
31. What might the author continue talking about
A. The art of cooking in other countries. B. Male chefs on TV programmes.
C. Table manners in the UK. D. Studies of big caters.
D
A new study suggests that smoke from wildfires can change how clouds store water and could lead to less rainfall. The research comes as western parts of the United States are currently experiencing drought conditions after several years of intense wildfire activity.
Clouds contain a collection of water droplets (微滴) that form from vapor in the atmosphere. When these droplets condense (凝结) onto each other within a cloud, they become heavier and eventually fall as rain. But the water condensation process requires a solid substance for the vapor to attach to. Different kinds of particles rising up from the Earth’s surface can reach clouds and make this process possible.
The new study found that smoke from wildfires contains small particles that affect the way droplets form in clouds. The main effect was the number of water droplets formed. The team reported that smoky clouds contained about five times the number of droplets as non-smoky clouds. But data also showed that the droplets in smoky clouds were much smaller, about half the size of those in the clouds without wildfire smoke.
It is that size difference, the researchers say, that could reduce the amount of rainfall. This is because small droplets are less likely to grow and eventually fall to the ground as rain. “Because of their small droplet sizes, these smoky clouds are expected to reflect more light and produce less rain than clouds in clean air,” the study states.
The findings could mean that active wildfire seasons in the western U. S. may in fact lead to less rain and more drought, the researchers said. “We were surprised at how effective these primarily organic particles were at forming cloud droplets and what large impacts they had on the microphysics (微观物理) of the clouds,” said Cynthia Twohy, leader of the new study.
Twohy also noted that different kinds of clouds behave differently. The current study examined changes in small cumulus clouds. Other kinds that sit much higher in the atmosphere can cause heavy storms, she said. Twohy added, “I am hoping these results will lead to detailed regional modeling studies that will help us understand the actual impact of smoke on clouds and climate.”
32. Why did the researchers conduct the study
A. They aren’t sure how water droplets form from vapor.
B. There is a great climate change in America.
C. The US has serious drought after wildfires.
D. They wonder how smoky clouds appear.
313. What is a characteristic of smoky clouds
A. They tend to reflect more light.
B. They often have lower temperatures than others.
C. They contain more droplets which are larger in size.
D. They have fewer particles for the vapor to attach to.
34. What could smoky clouds lead to according to the text
A. Less rainfall. B. Much cooler weather.
C. Fewer windy days. D. More storms.
35. What is the main idea of the text
A. There are many reasons for the US drought.
B. Wildfire smoke can make clouds produce less rain.
C. Organic particles play an important role in forming clouds.
D. Humans have to face the serious consequences of wildfires.
第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
It is never too late to develop great study habits. However, starting making some changes is hard. Even if you want to do well enough in school and improve your grades, you’re probably having trouble getting started in the first place! 36 .
Plan your time carefully. Make a list of your weekly tasks. Make a schedule of your time. Then decide on good, regular time for studying. 37 but it will make you more aware of how you spend your time.
Find a good place to study. Choose one place for your study area. It may be a desk or a chair at home or in the school library, but it should be comfortable and quiet. When you begin to work, you should be able to concentrate on the subject.
Skim before you read. 38 . As you pre view the material, you get some idea of the passage and how it is organized.
39 . Listening to what the teacher says in class means less work later. Taking notes helps you remember what the teacher says.
Develop a good attitude to tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. 40 . Tests provide grades, but they also let you know that you need to spend more time studying.
There are other skills that might help you with your study. Share with your classmates some of the skills you have found to be helpful.
A. Study regularly
B. Make good use of your time in class.
C. There are several ways that can help you
D. Develop a positive attitude by setting realistic goals
E. This weekly schedule may not solve all of your problems
F. The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t worry too much about a test
G. This means looking over a passage quickly before you begin to read it more carefully
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I was visiting Costa Rica when I found myself in a bad situation: all my bank cards weren’t 41 abroad, and I only had $5 and a return ticket in two weeks. Back then, there were no cellphones or Internet. It was 42 who came to my rescue to get me home.
I thought the city dangerous and decided to find kind people in the 43 . With my remaining coins, I 44 to the bus station and found a countryside that I could 45 . Five hours later, I arrived at Santa Rosa. I went knocking door to door, 46 my situation with my very poor Spanish, but everyone pointed me to another 47 .
Finally. I 48 a Chinese restaurant. The owner was extremely 49 . She heard my story and felt 50 for me. She said her son had a similar 51 . At that time, some other people were very kind to him, and she remembered how 52 that made her feel. She invited me in, gave me food, and called the Red Cross to 53 me. I spent my remaining days in Costa Rica with the head of Red Cross.
I realized that being able to receive kindness is a 54 for other people as well. And kindness 55 more kindness in small ripples (波纹).
41. A. working B. paying C. travelling D. increasing
42. A. villagers B. tourists C. visitors D. strangers
43. A. street B. town C. countryside D. community
44. A. drove B. flew C. headed D. slid
45. A. buy B. afford C. rent D. earn
46. A. explaining B. sharing C. exchanging D. exploring
47. A. door B. house C. man D. restaurant
48. A. thought of B. heard of C. arrived at D. aimed at
49. A. rich B. kind C. busy D. serious
50. A. proud B. happy C. excited D. sorry
51. A. adventure B. experience C. failure D. strategy
52. A. warm B. curious C. cool D. strange
53. A. choose B. calm C. comfort D. rescue
54. A. gift B. trouble C. trap D. request
55. A. improves B. challenges C. encourages D. designs
第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The local government of Zibo issued two open letters to all citizens. The government expressed 56 (it) gratitude for the citizens’ warmth and hospitality toward visitors coming to enjoy the city’s signature barbecue, 57 has recently become a hit across the country.
Since early March, Zibo’s local barbecue 58 (cause) a sensation online. But how did Zibo rise to fame From July 2022 to February2023, Zibo organized many trips to the city for university students. Despite reaching peak visitation numbers, there was no sense of panic. Instead, several supportive 59 (policy) were promptly introduced, such as establishing a “Golden Stove Award”, forming a barbecue association, creating a map of Zibo’s barbecue restaurants, 60 launching 21 dedicated tourist routes that go beyond just the barbecue.
Zibo’s sudden boom in popularity also resulted 61 the post-pandemic tourism revival China has experienced. The city aims to restore its tourist industry and 62 (sure) sustainable growth. 63 (achieve) this goal, it has created 64 welcome environment with convenient services for your people, particularly university students. The city has also invited students from distinguished universities to visit Zibo for free, 65 (signal) its eagerness to attract talented young individuals.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
66.世界历史文化名城博览会每两年在南京举办一次。该博览会针对自然遗产和文化遗产面临的各种危机，呼吁大家一起保护世界遗产。请你代表主办方，用英文写一封倡议书，内容包括：
1.世界遗产的重要性；
2.保护措施；
3.发出倡议。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇： 世界历史文化名城博览会the World Historical and Cultural City Expo
Respected all,
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第二节 (满分25分)
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Peter woke up early in the morning. He went downstairs in a hurry and started to have his breakfast. “Why are you in such a hurry, early bird ” Mum asked him. “We will have an English spelling test today, Mum,” Peter said. “Mr. White promised to offer prizes to those who get 100 scores. I’ve been studying the wordlist since last week. I am well prepared for them.” Peter reviewed the spelling of each word again while Dad drove him to school.
At last, it was time for the students to have a test. “Responsibility.” Mr. White started. Peter wrote it on his test paper quickly and confidently. “The second word: contribution,” Mr. White said. “So easy,” Peter thought. He quickly wrote the word down.
Thirty words later, the test papers were collected by Mr. White. “I am to mark your papers now,” he told the class. After marking the test papers, Mr. White said, “Three of you won a prize today for excellent test scores. Peter, David and Mary got full marks on the spelling test!”
Mr. White praised them. Meanwhile, he gave the three students each a dictionary—the one he liked best. “This is my happiest moment,” Peter thought.
After Mr. White gave the test paper back, Peter had a look at the words, feeling proud of his spelling. All of a sudden, the word “contribusion” confused him. It didn’t seem right. Peter began to compare them after taking out the wordlist. “C-O-N-T-R-I-B-U-S-I-O-N,” he whispered. He spelled it wrong. “What am I to do ” Peter said to himself. “If I tell Mr. White one of my spelling words is wrong, I’ll have to give my prize back, or I’ll become an example for telling a lie.”
Peter was lost in thought. After a while, he remembered a lesson Mum once taught him,” We ought to be an honest person.”
注意：
1.续写词数应为 150 左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Slowly, Peter raised his hand.
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Peter looked around and found many of his classmates were not laughing at him.
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